Namport sees drastic increase of salt exports through Walvis Bay
The Port of Walvis Bay was a hive of salty activities on Monday as two vessels were docked to load salt, destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Maria Da Paz loaded 4 500 metric tons of bagged salt, whereas the Uniscout loaded 7 000 metric tons of bagged salt. Both vessels are destined […]
Hard at work at Walvis lagoon
The Municipality of Walvis Bay is hard at work to beautify the lagoon. A project is ongoing to rebuild and enforce the walkway. At the same time, silt is removed in areas where it built up over the years as the tide moves. Pictures herewith show a front-end loader removing silt earlier this week, as […]
Swakop residents do their part to report damaged signs
Eileen van der Schyff The Swakopmund Town Council thanked residents for keeping Council informed of damaged road signs. Thanks to this commitment, all reported damaged stop signs in the DRC settlement and Matutura have been replaced. For any damaged road sign reporting, residents are advised to include a photo and the location and report to […]
DBN donates laptops for academic excellence
Rudi Bowe The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Anna Nghipondoka encouraged and motivated Principals, teachers, and learner’s representatives of Advance Subsidiary (AS) level schools to be brave, during her visit to Erongo region on Monday this week. While addressing the principals, teachers, and learners at the COS-DEF Arts and Craft Centre, Nghipondoka said: “this […]
German Embassy supports Environmental Educational Centre for sustainable development on the NamibRand Nature Reserve
NaDEET, the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust, located 100 km south of Sesriem/Sossusvlei on the NamibRand Nature Reserve received a total of 423,345 NAD (25,000.00 EUR) from the micro project fund of the German Embassy in Windhoek. The grant was used to modernize the base camp by developing an information area, garden/food processing area, storage […]
T20 Cricket action starts at the coast
Rudi Bowe The 2021 Coastal T20 Cricket league will get under way this weekend at the Walvis Bay Oval and the Sparta cricket field. The six coastal Cricket teams that will lock horn in the Coastal T20 Cricket league are two teams from Blue Waters, Sparta and newcomers Pro-Ed Old Boy’s Cricket Club (PEOBCC) and […]
Two young athletes from the Erongo region off to Serbia
Sharlien Tjambari Two young athletes in the Erongo region will represent Namibia at the inaugural International Schools Sports Federation (ISF) U15 World Sports Games from 11-19 September in Belgrade Serbia. The athletes, Liina Nanhele (15), a grade 9 learner of Tutaleni High School in Walvis Bay and Indila Abrahams a grade 7 learner at Riverside […]
The fifth leg of the RMC Namibia Karting
Rudi Bowe The fifth leg of the ROTAX Max Challenge (RMC) Namibia Karting held last weekend saw some exiting racing at the Tony Rust Racetrack in Windhoek. A record breaking 26 entries with a few newcomers pulled out all the stops to give us some of the best racing in a long time. Host of […]
Capricorn Eagles won first game
Rudi Bowe The Namibian Capricorn Eagles on Thursday beat Uganda by 4 runs in their opening game at the ICC Women’s T20 Africa Regional Qualifiers from the 9 – 19 September at the Botswana Cricket Association Ovals in Gaborone. The Capricorn Eagles are competing in an 11-nation tournament that is part of the African regional […]
Wentzel wins at Henties
Rudi Bowe Kevin Wentzel is the winner on the final coastal swing of the Nedbank for Autism Series held at the Henties Bay Golf & Lifestyle Estate last Saturday. The beauty about golf is that it is accessible to people of any age, skill level and back-ground. That is what makes the Nedbank for Autism […]